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Euro gains modestly against British Pound after ECB delivers widely expected hike
EUR/GBP trades with a modest positive bias on Thursday but stays within the narrow range that has been in place for more than a week.
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ECB sources say further tightening remains likely – Reuters
According to Reuters sources, the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to further tighten monetary policy in the months ahead and could raise rates in October.
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NZD/USD Price Forecast: Kiwi breaks below 0.5800 as bears take control
The New Zealand Dollar (NZD) fails to clear a confluence of key Simple Moving Averages (SMAs) and dives below 0.5800 on Thursday, printing a near two-month low of 0.5797. At the time of writing, NZD/USD is down 0.65% an…
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Silver Price Forecast: Head-and-shoulders break puts $60 back in play
Silver (XAG/USD) price erases Wednesday's gains and forms a bearish head-and-shoulders chart pattern on Thursday after the white metal tanks and breaks a support trendline around $64.00-$64.15, exacerbating the decline …
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Malaysia Ringgit: BNM hawkish tilt limits downside – Commerzbank
Commerzbank notes USD/MYR has risen to 4.07, marking a fourth consecutive session of Ringgit weakness, weighed by foreign portfolio outflows from Malaysian equities. However, they stress that resilient manufacturing, fi…
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Global bond yields rise as ECB hikes and hot U.S PPI fuels higher rate bets
In all the turmoil, investors now expect the European Central Bank to hike rates more than once this year at a time when the Federal Reserve is cutting. Does that really make sense? It's not unprecedented, but the bar f…
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Australian Dollar eases from four-month high
The Australian Dollar eased against the US Dollar on Thursday, slipping back below the 0.7200 mark after touching its highest level since mid-May earlier in the week. AUD/USD trades in the 0.7160 area, lower on the day,…
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Japanese Yen comes under pressure as US PPI data boost US Dollar
USD/JPY advances to around 154.15 on Thursday at the time of writing, up 0.40% on the day. The pair benefits from a rebound in the US Dollar (USD), supported by US data showing accelerating producer price pressures and …
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Canadian Dollar: Range trade with upside bias against US Dollar – Scotiabank
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret note USD/CAD is holding a tight sideways range near 1.38 with no domestic data, leaving the Canadian Dollar (CAD) driven by external factors and technicals.
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European Central Bank: Two more hikes remain the baseline – Nordea
Nordea analysts Jan von Gerich and Tuuli Koivu note that the European Central Bank (ECB) delivered a 25bp rate hike and signalled a bias toward further tightening as its projections show Eurozone inflation above target …
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Gold slides as US PPI reinforces Fed hike expectations, US Dollar and yields rise
Gold (XAU/USD) trades with a downside bias on Thursday as a steady US Dollar (USD), rising US Treasury yields and Federal Reserve (Fed) rate-hike expectations weigh on the precious metal, while traders also assess the l…
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USD/JPY Price Forecast: Trades above 153.50 ahead of US inflation; bearish bias remains
The USD/JPY pair seesaws between tepid gains and minor losses through the first half of the European session on Thursday, consolidating its recent heavy losses to a nearly seven-month low, touched earlier this week. Spo…
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FX Outlook: The Hawkish Bar Is Set High for the ECB
Blowout NFP. US payrolls rose by 162,000 in August, beating the 55,000 forecast, while prior months were revised up by 55,000. Unemployment held at 4.1% and wage growth remained firm. The report raised the chance of a S…
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Sterling today: Pound rises as BoE rate hike bets build
The Pound Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate made modest gains on Tuesday, with higher oil prices and fresh Eurozone inflation data prompting markets to reassess the outlook for monetary policy.
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Swiss Franc gives back gains, but US Dollar struggles with Inflation data on tap
The Swiss Franc (CHF) has given back previous daily gains against the US Dollar (USD) in a calm trading session on Thursday, as the USD/CHF pair returned above 0.8100, although it remains halfway through the weekly trad…
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Forex Daily Hot Take: The ECB Hawks May Have Set the Bar Too High
EUR/USD pushed toward 1.1650 yesterday before the Treasury announcement pulled the rug out. The move was accompanied by a fairly aggressive tightening in two-year rate differentials, driven almost entirely by higher Eur…
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EUR/USD Price Forecast: Consolidates around 1.1640 in countdown to ECB’s policy decision
The Euro (EUR) trades in a tight range at around 1.1640 against the US Dollar (USD) during the European trading session on Thursday. The major currency pair consolidates as investors await the European Central Bank’s (E…
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Turkish Lira: Easing path and carry appeal – ING
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky expects the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) to keep its policy rate at 37% for now, after normalising liquidity and lowering the effective funding rate. Weaker 2Q Gross Domestic P…
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Australian Dollar slips against Japanese Yen due to increased risk aversion
AUD/JPY extends its losing streak for the fourth consecutive day, trading around 110.70 during European hours on Thursday. The currency cross depreciates as the Australian Dollar (AUD) faces challenges amid escalating M…
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Euro sticks to modest recovery gains vs Yen; remains close to YTD low ahead of ECB
The EUR/JPY cross struggles to capitalize on its modest intraday gains and trades around the 178.75 region during the first half of the European session on Thursday. Meanwhile, spot prices remain within striking distanc…
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Japanese Yen retreats from multi-month top vs USD as traders await US inflation data
The USD/JPY pair edges higher during the Asian session on Thursday and trades just above mid-153.00s amid bears turn cautious ahead of US inflation figures. Spot prices, however, remain close to a seven-month low, touch…
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WTI declines despite rising US-Iran tensions threaten
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price depreciates after three days of gains, trading around $93.90 during Asian hours on Thursday. However, oil prices may soon regain ground as an intensifying conflict between the Uni…
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Asian currencies steady as risk-off tone weighs, yen holds near highs
HONG KONG: The dollar clung to its recent strength near a two-month high on Thursday as fresh Gulf hostilities pushed oil prices higher and dampened risk appetite, while the Japanese yen hovered near the key 160 level t…
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BoJ’s Masu says expect to continue raising rates given current accommodative financial conditions
Bank of Japan (BoJ) policy board member Kazuyuki Masu said on Thursday that the central bank expected to continue raising interest rates given current accommodative financial conditions. However, the pace and timing of …